Door mounting



Feb. 23 1926. 5

l. CHASE DOOR MOUNTING Filed May 15. 1924- Patented Feb. 23, 1926.UNI-TED S I oFF-rcs.

IRWIN cnnsngor BAYQNNE, NEW JERSEYIHASQSVIGNQJRVTO THE rineowonxs or ranELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY, A CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed May 16, 1924. Serial No. 713,837.

To all whom it may. concern:

Be it known that I, IRWIN CHASE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bay onne, in the county of Hudson, State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Door Mountings; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

'lhisinvention relates to door mountings, the particular object of theinvention being to provide a mounting for a door ofordinary constructionwhich will permit the door to be opened wide without having the doorproject away from the door casing any considerable distance as the dooris swung open.

This invention can be used for many purposes, although it was devisedfor use in conncction with pleasure cruisers of the type having a deckhouse.

I prefer to describe my invention as used on a pleasure cruiser of thistype, inasmuch as it has been found to be particularly useful in thisconnection.

A pleasure cruiser of the type above referred to includes a deckhouse,the floor of which is substantially flush with the deck of 0 the boat;It is desirable to provide as much space as possible-within thedeck-house, and accordingly the deck-house structure is made to extendout on each side of the boat so as to leave only a small side deck oneach side thereof; The side deck, while large enough to permits one towalk-along tllGSldG of the deck-house, is usually somewhat narrower thanan ordinary doorway, and accordingly, if a door were provided in theside of the declchouse, hinged to its casing in the ordinary manner, itwould not swing past the railing at the edge of the deck. This would bequite objectionable, for it would make it necessary'to close thedeckhouse door whenever it was necessary to walk along the side deckpast. the door. It. 7

is not desirable to have the door swing in to the deck-house, for thespace within the deck-house near the'door can be used for merely toprovide room for the door 'to swing in and against the inside of thedeckhouse wall. If a sliding door were provided, this would necessitatethe construction of a door casing within thedeck-house wall, and

disar'ranged or broken parts.

many purposes of greaterimportance than this is objectionable for thereason that it i s-expensive to so construct a door casing, and wheneverthe door supports or the enclosed door casing would get out of order,it'would be necessary to tear down part of the. cabin wall in order togain access to the A folding door is open to many of the objectionsnoted in connection with the slidingdoor construe tin, by virtue of thelarge number of supporting partswhich easily get out of order.Furthermore, an ordinary folding door would project out into the sidedeck a considerable distance. whenever it was opened wide, and thereforeit would probably be necessary to closeeven a folding door before onecould get past the door along the side deck.

I have found that it is possible to provide a door mounting whicliisfree from all the objections which prohibit the use of the several typesof doorsabove described. Ingeneral, I accomplish this result byproviding. what may be called extension hinges fastened to the back edgeof a door of ordinary construction. These hinges have pivotpoijnts onthedoor and on a hinge support which may well be the wall of thedecklrouse. A link extendsubetween the pivot pointson the deck-housewall and on the door. .The length of this link is'somewhat less than thewidth ofthe door and preferably of a length substantially equal toonehalf the width of they deck-house door. By employing this type ofdoor mounting, the back edgeof the door is swung out toward the deckrailing and then back against the side of the declehouse wall and it isnot necessary for the front edge of the door to swing out awayf'rom thedoor casing atall. A unitary deck-house door of ordinary constructioncan therefore be used and the door an be opened wide without having thedoor project out so as to strike the deck railing when the door is open.

A feature of my invention which can be omitted if desired, but. which isVery useful in th-e event that a lock is to be provided on the door,comprises means for causing the front edge of the door to follow acertain path when the door is being swung open. Such a means maycomprise lugs carried at the top and bottom of the door near the frontedge thereof and cooperating with slots formed in the top and bottom ofthe door casing. The lugs on the door cause the front edge thereof tofollow a path correspending with the slots in the door casing. Anordinary door lock can be provided at the back edge of the door, andthis lock, together with the lugs andslots just referred to, prevent thedoor from being opened until the door lock is released or unlocked inthe ordinary manner.

The various objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent uponconsidering the following detailed description, which is to be taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. 1 is afragmentary perspective view of a portion of a pleasure cruiser of the tpe above described showing my improved oor mounting applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section view of a portion of the deck-house anddoor of Fig. 1, showing the construction and operation of my invention.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of a door mounted in accordance with myinvention; and

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken on line 14 of Fig. 3, showing certaindetails of construction.

The pleasure cruiser of which Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view, comprises adeck-house located amidships and constructed so as to provide a narowside deck on each side thereof. In Fig. 1, the deck-house wall is shownas 1, and the narrow starboard deck is shown as 2, and the usualdeck-rail is shown as 3.

This pleasure cruiser is preferably about 56 feet in length, in whichcase the deckhouse is approximately 15 feet feet long and completelyencloses the bridge. The deckhouse wall is provided with a large numberof windows, 4, so that when the weather is pleasant the deck-house canbe opened completely. A door is provided on each side of the deck-house,opening out on to the side deck. One of these doors is shown at 5 inFig. l. It will be readily appreciated that in' constructing adeck-house on a cruiser of this type there are many reasons why anordinary door hinged in the usual manner cannot be used. By referring toFigs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the width of the side deck 2 isonly slightly greater than one-half the width of the door 5.Accordingly, if the door 5 were hinged in the ordinary manner so as toswing out, it would strike the deck rail 3 as soon as the door had beenswung to an angle of about 4:0 or 45 degrees, and it would be impossibleto walk along the side deck until the door was closed. If the door weremounted so as to swing into the deck-house, it would strike against thedeck seats just within the deck-house wall or againstother objects whichmust be placed in close proximity to the doorways.

The preferred embodiment of my invention includes two or more extensionhinges designated generally by the reference characters 6 and 7. Thehinge 6 includes a piece 8 adapted to be fixed to a support such as thedeck-house wall and a second piece 9 adapted to be fixed to the upperback corner of the door 5. A link 10 connects these two pieces and ispivoted on each of them. The

. piece 9 projects up above the door so that the link 10 pivoted theretoclears the upper back corner of the door.

In like manner, the lower hinge 7 includes pieces 8 and 9, identicalwith the pieces 8 and 9 just described. The hinged pieces 8 and 9 arefixed to the wall and door respectively by any convenient means such asscrews passing through holes in the pieces; and the pieces 8 and 9 arefastened in like manner. The hinge piece 9 projects down below the loweredge of the door and the link 10, which connects the pieces 8 and 9,

clears the lower back corner of the door 5 of the door is carried aroundin a corrcsponding arc.

1f the links 10 and 10 have a length equal to substantially one half thewidth of the door 5 the back edge of the door will be carried back adistance equal to substantially the width of the door, thus opening thedoor wide. This is the preferred manner in which to construct the links10 and 10 although it is of course possible to make a satisfactory doormounting of this type by employing links of other lengths.v I

In Fig. 2, three positions of the door 5 are shown. The full lineposition is the position occupied by the door when it is closed 111which case the links 10 and 10 are sub stantiallyparallel to the wall 1of the cabin. It is desirable to have the hinge pieces 9 and 9project'out from the face of the door somewhat further than do thecorresponding hinge pieces 8 and 8 so as to make the links 10 and 10extend at a slight angle to the wall 1 substantially as shown. If thelinks 10 and 10 are exactly parallel with the wall 1 when the door isclosed, the links are in substantially dead center positions and it isnecessary to pull out on the back edge of the door inorder to make thedoor open. By having the links set at a slight angle as just describedit is not necessary to pull out on the links or on the back edge of thedoor in order to make the door open, it being merely necessary to pushback on the door knob.

1f the links 10 and 10 are made-longer than thoseshown in the figures ofthe drawing the door 5 will be carried back further than is necessary toexpose all of the doorway, but as pointed out above, this may be desiable in some cases. On the other hand,

if the links are substantially shorter than those shown in the drawingthe door will not be entirely drawn away from the door casing when theextension hinges are swung all the way back against the deck house wall.

The features of my invention above de scribed can be employed toadvantage by themselves, but I prefer to add certain additional featureswhich make the door mount ing of greater value for most purposes. Theprincipal additional means which I prefer to use comprises means forcausing the front edge of the door to follow a certain predeterminedpath when the door is swung open on its extension hinges. This means maybe in the form of lugs carried by the door and cooperating with slotswhereby the front edge of the door is caused to follow a certain path. i

In the figures of the drawing I have shown the door casing 11 asprovided with slots at the top and bottom thereof, these slots extendingfrom a point near the inner face of the door casing at the front edge ofthe easing to a point near the outer face of the easing at the back edgeof this casing. The door 5 is provided with two brackets 12 and 12carrying lugs 13 and 13 which project into the grooves or slots in thedoor casin The brackets 12 and 12' can be fastened to the door in anyconvenient manner as by means of the screws 14. Vhile it is true thatthe brackets 12 and 12 carrying the lugs 13 and 13' can be fastened tothe door 5 at any point which will permit the lugs to cooperate with thegrooves in the door casing, yet I prefer to mount these brackets at theupper and lower corners of the door opposite the back edge of the door.The brackets and the slots in the door casing are constructed so thatwhen the 'door is closed it is substantially flush with the cabin wall land when the door is open. it is substantially parallel with the cabinwall 1 as represented by the dot and dash line in Fig. 2. The dottedlines in Fig. 2 indicate a position of the door intermediate its closedand wide open positions.

it is apparent that by providing extensions on the door casing at thetop and bottom thereof the slots therein can be so formed that the door5 would move parallel to itself when it was swung open, and in fact theslots can be shaped so that the front edge of the door will follow anydeec go of the door in position when the door is closed. 7

If it is desired to lock the door 5, it is merely necessary to provide alock 15 of ordinary construction near the back edge of the door and thislock together with the lugs 13 and 13 within the grooves inthe doorcasing will prevent the door from being opened until the lock isreleased.

The door casing 11 may be an ordinary wooden door casing having slotscut in the top and bottom portions thereof for the purpose described orthe top and bottom parts of the casing may be of special construction;It may be desirable in order to prevent excessive wearing along theedges of the slots or grooves of the door casing to provide metal plates16 and 16 as shown in Figure 4 covering the face of the top and bottomportions of the door casing.

It is to be understood that many of the details of construction of myinvention may be modified without departing from the spirit of theinvention which is not limited to the particular embodiment illustratedand described, but includes such modifications thereof as fall withinthe scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. The combination of a door, a support and means carried by the supportand connected to one edge of the door for causing this edge of the doorto swing out away from the support a maximum distance equal toapproximately one half the width of the door and then back against thesupport whereby the door is opened wide.

2. The combination of a door, a support. means carried by the supportand connected to one edge of the door for causing this edge of the doorto swing out away from the support a maximum distance equal to approxi-'mately one half the width of the door, and

the door to swing out away from the sup-" port a maximum distance'equalto approximately one half the width of the door and means including lugscarried by the door for causingthe opposite edge of the door ,to followa certain path when the door is swung open.

41. The combination of a door, a support,

means carried by the support and connected to one edge of the door forcausing this edge of the door to swing out away from the support amaximum distance equal to approximately one half the width of the doorand means including a lug carried by the door near the other edgethereof and adapted to cooperate with a slot to cause this other edge tofollow a certain path when the door 18 swung open.

5. The combination of a door, a casing for said door, the said casinghaving a slot therein, a support, means carried by said support andconnected to one edgeof said door for causing this edge to swing outaway from the support when the door is opened and means carried by saiddoor near the other edge thereof and cooperating with the slot in thedoor casing to cause this other edge to follow a certain pathcorresponding to the slot when the door is opened.

6. The combination of a door, a door casing having a slot in the topthereof and a second slot in the bottom thereof, a support, meanscarried by the support and connected to one edge of the door for causingthis edge to swing out away from the door casing when the door is openedand lugs carried by the door at the upper and lower corners thereofopposite this edge of the door, the said lugs projecting into the slotsin the door casing.

7 The combination of a door, a door casing having a slot in the topthereof and a second slot in the bottom thereof, the said slotsextending from a point near the inner to swing out away from the doorcasingwhen the door is opened and lugscarried by the door at the upperand lower corners thereof opposite this edge of the door, the said lugsprojecting into the slots in the door casing.

8. The combination of a door, a casing for said door, said casing havinga slot therein extending to a point near the face of the easing at oneedge of door, a support, means carried by said support and connected toone edge of said door for causing this edge to swing out away from thesupport when the door is opened and means carried by said door near theother edge thereof and cooperating with the slot in the door casing tocause this other edge to follow a certain path corresponding to the slotwhen the door is opened.

9. The combination of a door, a casing for said door, the said casinghaving a slot therein, a support, means carried by said support andconnected to one edge of said door for causing this edge to swing outaway from the support when the door is opened and means carried by saiddoor near the other edge thereof and cooperating with the slot in thedoor casing to cause this other edge to follow acertain pathcorresponding to the slot when the door is opened, this last named meanscomprising a bracketfastened to the door and having a lug thereonprojecting into the slot in the door casing.

10. The combination of a door, a door casing having a slot in the topthereof and a second slot in the bottom thereof, a support, meanscarried by the support and connected to one edge of the door for causingthis edge to swing out away from the door casing when the door is openedand brackets fixed to the door at the upper and lower corners thereofopposite this edge of the door, the said b 'ackets having lugs thereonprojecting into the slots on the door casing.

11. The combination of a door, a support, a hinge piece fixed to saidsupport, a second hinge piece fixed to one edge of the door and a linkconnecting these hinge pieces, the length of this link being equal tosubstantially one half the width of the door.

12. The combination of a door, a support, hinge pieces fixed to thesupport, a hinge piece fixed to one edge of the door so as to projectabove the top of the door, a hinge piece fixed to the opposite edge ofthe door so as to project below the bottom of the door and linksconnecting the hinge pieces on the support with those on the door.

13. The combination of a door, a support, hinge pieces fixed to thesupport, a hinge piece fixed to one edge of the door so as to projectabove the top of the door, a hinge piece fixed to this edge of the doorso as to project below the bottom of the door and links connecting thehinge pieces on the support with those on the door, the length of theselinks being equal to approximately one half the width of the door.

14. The combination of a door, a support, a hinge piece fixed to saidsupport, a second hinge piece fixed to one edge of the door and a linkconnecting these hinge pieces and means including-lugs carried by thedoor for causing the opposite edge of the door to follow a certain pathwhen the door is swung open.

15. The combination of a door, a support, a hinge piece fixed to saidsupport, a second hinge piece fixed to one edge of the door, a linkconnecting these hinge pieces, the length of this link being less thanthe width of the door, and means including lugs carried by the door nearthe other edge thereof adapted to coope ate with Slots to cause thisother edge to follow a certain path when the door is swung open;

16. The combination of a door, a support, a hinge piece fixed to saidsupport, a second hinge piece fixed to one edge of the door and a linkconnecting these hinge pieces, the length of this link being equal tosubstantially one half the width of the door, and

means other than the means carried by the support for causing theopposite edge of the door to follow a certain path when the door isswung open.

17. The combination of a door, a door casing having a slot in the topthereof and a second slot in the bottom thereof, a support, hinge piecesfixed to the support, a hinge piece fixed to one edge of the door so asto project above the top of the door, a hinge piece fixed to this edgeof the door so as to project below the bottom of the door, linksconnecting the hinge pieces on the support with those on the door,'thelength of these links being equal to approximately one half the width ofthe door, brackets fixed to the door at the upper and lower cornersthereof of the'door for causing this edge of the door to swing out awayfrom the support when I the door is opened, means other than the meanscarried by the support for causing the opposite edge of the door tofollow a certain path when the door is swung open and means for lockingthe hinged edge of the door.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

IRWIN CHASE.

